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HugelKultur! Gardening Without Water

HugelKultur!  Hugelculture!  Everyone is talking about hugelkultur.  Well, some people anyway.  What the heck is it?  It's an old way of having a garden that you never, I repeat, never, have to water.  This is great for drought-prone areas.  Impossible?  Not if you do it right. The basic idea is to use a fallen tree and cover it with soil.  Then … [Read more...]

Is Gardening Worth It?

It depends. If you are new to gardening it's probably best to start small, growing just a few things. It's a good way to learn and you can keep learning more each year. The learning curve for gardening depends a lot on how big of a garden you are trying to have. Your chances for success are higher if you don't try to learn too many new things … [Read more...]

Gardening: Interbay Mulch vs. Lasagna Gardening

These two methods use layers of compost ingredients spread out directly on the garden. The layers are things like leaves, grass clippings, newspapers, cardboard, etc. that are layered brown/green/brown/green, etc. Eventually the layers will break down into rich compost and soil. In the meantime they keep down weeds and bad organisms while … [Read more...]

Use Quick Hoops to Grow Veggies in Winter

We visited family in Boston quite a few times & have seen these hoop gardens in the backyard next door. I always wonder what they have growing in them. I do know these same people seem to have tons of veggies in the spring & summer. Perhaps they do in the winter too.Here are their secrets revealed. These low tunnels made from hoops & plastic … [Read more...]

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